Cataracts are opacities that form on the lens of the eye, often in later life as dead cells in the eye lens accumulate. Cataracts are seen as white cloudy areas within the pupil – a projection of the cataract [...]

Astigmatism is a refractive eye disorder caused by a misshapen cornea at the front of the eye. A normal cornea is spherical in shape, but some people are born with a more oblong shaped cornea that projects two [...]

Presbyopia is a condition that affects many people from their mid-40s onwards. As we age our eye lenses become less flexible, making it more difficult for us to focus in the short-distance. The weaker eye lenses [...]

Hyperopia or far sightedness is a refractive eye disorder caused by a shorter than normal eyeball or a flatter than usual cornea. Light entering the unaided eye comes to focus behind the retina, thus casting a blur [...]